“Bugs Tune EP” was originally released back in December 2012. It wasn’t long after the birth of my son. Believe it or not, the EP was recorded on a Blackberry Playbook. Remember those? Didn’t think so.
Fair play though, it did a good job of recording these for me.
I used the single microphone built in to the tablet and set it up in the hallway in the old flat when there was a quiet few minutes and recorded the tracks.
I was actually really pleased with how the songs sounded and even it still has that kind of real raw sound. No special effects, no production tricks. Just straight up songs.
There were some serious songs on here for me. Songs about the future, songs about leaving things behind and songs about those gone before their time.
Track one – Bugs Tune
This was a little melody I came up with just messing around with the guitar one day. I think I had been jamming along to some Springsteen songs earlier in the day. Just coming up with guitar parts and playing along. I used to play this to my son when he was about a year old, sleeping in this cot.
Track Two – Trouble Comes Around
Like most of my best songs this one just kind of spilled out of me. It was about working and living and making the best of things. Looking to the future with a kind of I don’t know what the future hold but I’m going to make sure I live it. Still one of my favourites.
Track 3 – I Wish You Well
Song about those changes in life, things change and you have to keep moving forward. I remember writing this on the floor in the front room of the old flat with a notebook in front of me. I likes the chord progression and the guitar melodies.
Track 4 – The River Song
This was a really personal one, written with a few people in mind but mostly my pal Mike who had passed away before this. Still miss you pal.
Hearing these songs now is a strange feeling. I still play The River Song and Trouble comes around in particular. I still feel like they have something to say.
Paul Andrew Sneddon 